If you’re looking for media to plug into your Palm Sunday service this weekend, we’ve got a Palm Sunday Countdown and a Palm Sunday Worship Background that would work great. Count down to the service and then use our background for worship to continue the Palm Sunday theme. You can find both these videos, along with a ton of other Easter resources on our Seasonal page.

And don’t forget, if you sign up for our email list on the homepage, you’ll be emailed a link to download our free Easter Resource Pack. You’ll get our Crosses on Hill Background, Praising Man Background, Jesus on the Cross Still and Jesus on the Hill Still. You can’t beat free Power Point Backgrounds and free loopable backgrounds. And they’re for Easter! Check it all out on our Free Media page. We give away stuff like this every month. So sign up already :).

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Click Image Above To Watch our Easter Worship Video, I Will Remember

We Remember

With Easter approaching, I’ve been thinking about our video, I Will Remember. The video is a simple illustration of a song that means a lot to us here at eleven72. It’s a song written by the Music Director of our church, JJ Plasencio. JJ recorded it on an album of praise songs that he wrote for our church (you can get the CD at gatewaychurch.com). The album was recorded with and by Gateway’s volunteer praise and worship band members. The singer on this track is a guy named Scott Leger who is the singer for what I think is the greatest unsigned band I’ve ever heard, WideAwake (you should check them out).

When our church first started out, we were meeting in movie theaters and hotel banquet rooms, loading in and out before and after the services, completely portable. At one point, we were moving around so often that our pastor joked, “if you can find us, you can go here.”

Each week, as our little body grew and as more and more seekers became true believers, we would sing this song that JJ had written. We will remember your name! We will remember your grace. We were seeing Him do mighty things among us. Redeemer. Prince of Peace. The Lamb Who has Died in my Place. Lyrics from this wonderful song.

The video for I Will Remember was really a labor of love for Lee (see our about page to learn more about Lee). He put his heart and his considerable talent to work illustrating this beautiful praise song. And I think the love he put into it shows through in the work.

Over time, I Will Remember has become one of our most popular videos, especially at this time of year. It’s a great piece to use as you give the congregation time to reflect on who Jesus Is and what He has done for us. It’s a great video to use to end a sermon with. Build up your sermon about Jesus’ life, death, resurrection and sacrifice and then let this video make a powerful ending statement that moves people closer to Christ. We’ve also heard that the video is really useful during the celebration of Communion as the congregation reflects on the body and the blood of Christ.

However you use it, know that it means a lot to us and we pray that it might mean something to you and your congregation as well.

Easter? Already?

Well, Easter is coming up on us, but there’s still plenty of time. Whew! Yes, April 8th is Easter so we’re just under 2 months away. I’m sure you’re feverishly planning for that season with Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Lots coming up. What a great time of year for the Church! We get to celebrate the greatest story in history and invite the world to celebrate with us!

So to get you started, we’ve added a few illustrations, backgrounds and countdowns to our seasonal section of our site. Check out the resources we have already as you begin to prepare for the upcoming season.

We’ll have much more in the way of media for this season in the coming weeks, so make sure you check back frequently to the updates. Also, if you’re an email subscriber, you’ll be getting an email with Free Easter media in the next few weeks. If you’re not already a subscriber, then sign up today and get the Free media package we’re offering February. Really cool backgrounds and stills.

Happy Valentines Day!

Lee